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    BS in Public Affairs + Accelerated MIA

    Marxe MIAs: Building Global Solutions to Global Challenges

    Want to complete your undergraduate degree and get a Master of International Affairs all in five years? Talented and motivated students with a passion for learning about the world can apply to the Accelerated MIA (AMIA) program. If accepted, students can begin taking graduate courses–up to 24 credits–as an undergraduate and count them toward both degrees. The program requires a total of 141 credits, including all 45 credits of the Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree.

     

    AMIA students choose among five “go deep” concentrations:

    • Global Security
    • International Nongovernmental Organizations
    • Trade Policy and Global Economic Governance
    • Western Hemisphere Affairs
    • Special Concentration (with the support of an advisor)

    For inquiries, please contact Marxe advisors at MSPIA.BSPA@baruch.cuny.edu

    Admissions Requirements and Information
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    Students may apply for admission to the AMIA program if they meet the following requirements:

    • Completion of 60 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater
    • Completion of PAF 1250 Introduction to Public Affairs or POL 1101 American Politics
    • Completion of MTH 1023 or MTH 1030 or placement higher than 1030
    • Completion of ENG 2150 Writing II
    • Completion of MTH 2140 or 2160 or 2001 or 2003 or 2009 or 2206 or 2207 or 2600 or 2610 or BIO 2100 or PSY 2100 or STA 2000
    • Must be officially accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs (BSPA) program

    For other requirements, please check the AMIA Declaration Form.

    Marxe School advisors will provide accepted AMIA students with a curriculum map for completing both degrees. Accepted students can begin taking MIA courses once they have been accepted into the AMIA program. To gain more information about the BSPA program, email MSPIA.BSPA@baruch.cuny.edu, or make an appointment to speak with a team member.

    Program Courses Summary

    AMPA Degree Credit Summary (141 Credits in Total)

    Undergraduate Pathway

    42

    Undergraduate General Electives

    45

    BSPA Core

    18

    PAF 9433 Race Ethnicity and Nationalism (substitutes for PAF 3010) 3
    PAF 3015 Qualitative Studies of Communities 3
    PAF 9415 International Economics (substitutes for PAF 3102) 3
    PAF 9420 Global Communications (substitutes for PAF 3108) 3
    PAF 3401 Quantitative Methods for Policy and Practice 3
    PAF 4401 Public Affairs Capstone or PAF 6001H & 6002H Honors Thesis Option 3

    Additional MIA Requirements

    12

    PAF 9184  International Institutions and Global Governance 3
    PAF 9140 Budgeting and Financial Analysis 3
    PAF 9271* Data Analysis for Public Service OR PAF 9272 Causal Analysis and Inference 3
    PAF 9181 Comparative Public Administration 3

    MIA Concentration Requirements

    18
    3 Required Courses specified by concentration, plus two approved electives and one additional elective 18

    MIA Capstone

    3
    9490 International Affairs Capstone 3

    MIA Internship

    3
    PAF 9195 Public Affairs Internship, if required 3

    *PAF 9270 is a required course in the MIA and is the prerequisite of PAF9271 and PAF 9272. In the accelerated programs, students can only waive PAF 9270 after they complete PAF3015, PAF3401, and pass a proctored Excel exam. If not, students must take PAF 9270 as one of the MIA Electives.

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